Michael Moynihan: How much work goes into running a big day in Semple Stadium?

Thurles has hosted plenty of big Championship days, and the planning of such days often goes unnoticed. 

22 May 2022; General view of FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Photo by George Tewkesbury/Sportsfile

Four counties descend on Thurles tomorrow for the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. Crowds. Programmes. Latecomers. Parking.

How much work goes into running a big day in Semple Stadium? Ed Donnelly of the Munster Council breaks it down: “We’d have a pre-event meeting on the Monday which brings in all the parties involved - Semple Stadium has its own committee so they'll be there, Munster GAA will run the game on behalf of Croke Park so we’ll be there, same as Tipperary GAA because their voluntary stewards will be in the stadium.